News about Pakatan Harapan

  As Pakatan Harapan swept to an unexpected victory in the 14th general election (GE14), it did so on the back of many promises that fell into two categories.

The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on April 1, 2015, and its abolishment three years later probably makes it one of the most — if not the most — controversial tax to be introduced in Malaysia’s history.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): According to a Malaysiakini report, a fight erupted among party campaigners at the Pakatan Harapan’s command centre when it was getting clear that Pakatan’s candidate would lose the Rantau by-election on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): As the Pakatan Harapan government comes close to concluding its first year in office, a study by a think tank found that almost a third of 192 economic promises made by the new coalition in its election manifesto are either fulfilled or on track to being achieved.

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) said the government could have set up the Economic Action Council (EAC) earlier but Pakatan Harapan was busy dealing with legacy issues left over by the previous administration.

TANAH RATA (Jan 26): Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat after its candidate Ramli Mohd Nor, 61, won in today’s by-election there.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): The government has terminated the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract awarded to China contractor China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) for the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, a source told theedgemarkets.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): The Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition has named DAP's M.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): All political parties and politicians, including Member of Parliaments (MPs) of the 13th Parliament, should return to public coffers any funding and donations they had received from the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, says DAP lawmaker Lim Kit Siang.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 17): Some 1.